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Understanding Computer-Mediated Discussions: Positivist and Interpretive Analyses of Group Support System Use

, and . MIS Quarterly, 24 (1): 43--79 (2000)

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"A variety of research benefits can derive from adopting a different research stance. Since each research method has different assumptions and procedures, one method can complement another. This triangulation is the rationale for mixed methods research (Trauth and O’Connor 1991), particularly that which employs both quantitative and qualitative methods (Greene et al. 1989; Jick 1979; Kaplan and Duchon 1988). This viewpoint is consistent with Lee’s (1991) argument that positivist and interpretive approaches need not be viewed as mutually exclusive. Rather, they can become mutually supportive."

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